I completely lost my hold on last year’s resolutions in October. I could blame my […]
Booked for the holidays
I am visiting family for Christmas and I know that I won’t have much time […]
That feeling when…
A book you loved and recommended to someone becomes their new favorite An author finds […]
Books, fast and slow; Or, I’m pacing myself
On Sunday, I started reading Ludmila Ulitskaya’s massive novel The Big Green Tent. At nearly 600 […]
Bouncing back from a bad book
When I tell people that I’ve just finished a book I didn’t really like, I […]
I need diverse books; Or, gaps in my reading
Librarians don’t really have off switches. I’ve known librarians to start looking stuff up on […]
A crucial bookish decision
I’ve been stuck in an airport all day. (Not an exaggeration. I’ve been here for […]
The books they are a-changin’
Every day, during my lunch break, I scroll through the new offerings on NetGalley and […]
Reading when you’re ill
For the last four days, I have felt awful. I spent most of my time […]
Truth is more terrible than fiction
Back in December of 2009, I learned about the Holodomor from Vasily Grossman in his short […]